Parliamentary elections in Czechia were held on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 October. This was the country’s tenth democratic election for the Chamber of Deputies since 1989 and the eighth since becoming an independent state after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993.

The 2021 election produced a major shift, as the ANO party led by Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, suffered a defeat in the popular vote to the three-party coalition, SPOLU. However, given the small margin in final results and the nature of the Czech political system, all options still seem open in government formation negotiations.

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